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Updates and Upgrades

I really like Converge ICT my ISP, my Internet provider. I got it last year April. After barely seven months of the initial base plan I applied to have a speed upgrade to 300 Mbps. They notified me that they are working on it. I thought that because of the lockdown it is going to take some time. No. Within days I am getting 590 Mbps downloads and 300 Mbps uploads. My Statement of Account, my bill, meanwhile remained the same.  So after four months of enjoying fast speeds and not getting billed for the upgrade plan, my "correct" bill arrives by email.  They welcomed me to the new plan and here's your official bill thank you. 

I used to post every upgrade to software in Linux. I am more interested in amazing stuff. Like when such changes prove to be an addition to more efficiency and stability across the board. Like what? Like bluetooth in linux, like printers in linux and like ZFS. ZFS is new and experimental but I've been using it for two years now. I love it. My data love it. 

My Metrobank Mastercard was delivered April 30th. My first credit card. It came on the second year of the pandemic and brought convenience to purchasing online stuff. It gave me some amount of time from getting stuff and actually paying for them. I haven't tried the installment payments yet. Everything so far is straight forward. I pay the total amount due on the due date. I also use a number of e-wallets now. From Paymaya to Gcash, and in between are Coins.ph and Paypal. Of course Lazada and Shopee both have e-wallets of their own. Social Security System has embraced e-wallets and online transactions. Spurred on by the pandemic and lockdowns. My RCBC Visa was approved November last year. This on the heels of my Mastercard credit limit increase. They doubled it after seven months of use. I must be doing something right or something they like. Like paying what I owe them. Right.  

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